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Memorial Tribute Dinner · June 11, 2018
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44 linked records, publications, recordings, and recollections. A growing research directory for Rabbi Raphael “Ralph” Pelcovitz.
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Orthodox Union · 2011 parenting program
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His own recollections · JEM / Chabad.org
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Orthodox Union · 2008 lifetime achievement honors
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Shnayer Leiman · The White Shul, 1951–1961
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White Shul · December 2016 bulletin
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The Jewish Press · March 21, 2018
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New York City Council · December 20, 2018 record
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Yeshiva University · Dr. David Pelcovitz
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Jewish Action · Fifty Years in the Pulpit
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Rabbinical Alliance of America · March 20, 2019
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Baltimore Jewish Life · March 14, 2018
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Orthodox Union · The White Shul after Sandy
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Meaningful People · Rebbetzin Shirley Gross-Pelcovitz
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The Jewish Observer · 1990 archival tape advertisement
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The Jewish Star · Yom Ha’atzmaut at YIW
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Periodical
The Jewish Home · 65 Years and Counting · December 8, 2016
Naftali Halpern’s interview, pages 73–75; full text and original pages transcribed from the supplied PDF.
Contemporary reporting
Jewish Telegraphic Agency · May 18, 1977
Records the National Rabbinic Leadership Award.
Government record
Congressional Record · June 1, 1970, p. 17659
Includes the May 26 telegram from Congregation Kneseth Israel.
Original writing
The Jewish Observer · October 1967
The Rabbi and the Rosh Yeshiva, listed in the original issue.
Original writing
The Jewish Observer · September 1969, p. 10
Israel’s State of War—Israel’s State of Mind.
Original writing
The Jewish Observer · October 1970
Security, Illusion and Reality—Succos Reflections; publisher archive listing.
Contemporary review
The Jewish Observer · March 1988, printed p. 45
Reviews the 1987 Bereishis–Shemos volume, translation, and notes.
Institutional record
Yeshiva University · August 17, 2005
Publication announcement for Balanced Parenting.
Family recollection
Jewish Action · In the Limelight, 2017
Dr. David Pelcovitz remembers preparing his father’s shiur room and seforim.
Congregational record
Bialystoker Synagogue · Winter 2003 newsletter
Documents his introduction to Sefer Devarim in the women’s learning program.
Congregational record
White Shul · May 2014 bulletin
Announces the May 14 conversation with Rabbi Berel Wein.
Audio catalog
Rabbi Berel Wein / Destiny · Audio catalog
Lists Synagogues, Rabbis and Lay Leadership with Rabbi Ralph Pelcovitz; external catalog, not a locally hosted recording.
Video
JEM / Chabad.org · On the Mark
First-person recollection of a discussion with the Lubavitcher Rebbe in the late 1950s.
Video
JEM / Chabad.org · Interview video
The interview destination supplied for the homepage photograph.
Firsthand tribute
Rabbi Yair Hoffman · March 14, 2018 tribute
Includes his recollections of Rabbi Pelcovitz’s parsha notes and conversations on ethics.
Congregant recollection
Joseph C. Kaplan · March 29, 2018
Remembers decades of sermons and personal contact.
Congregant recollection
Joseph C. Kaplan · A Blessed Youth, June 8, 2022
White Shul childhood memories, the youth minyan, and Rabbi and Frumie Pelcovitz.
Civic biography
Queens Name Explorer · Rabbi Raphael “Ralph” Pelcovitz Way
Documents community infrastructure, youth work, bilingual teaching, and civic recognition.
Library catalog
National Library of Israel · Life in the Balance
Bibliographic record identifying Rabbi Raphael and Dr. David Pelcovitz as authors.
Publisher record
ArtScroll · Sforno on Chumash
Modern Hebrew–English set; distinct from the original 1987 volume.
Publisher record
ArtScroll · Sforno on Pirkei Avos
Translation and commentary, ISBN 9780899063881.
Publisher record
ArtScroll · Table Talk
Shabbos and Yom Tov Divrei Torah; edition details also corroborated by YU’s 2005 announcement.
Publisher record
ArtScroll · Life in the Balance
Torah Perspectives on Positive Psychology; linked with the National Library record.
Periodical
The Jewish Home · Secrets to His Success · April 12, 2018
Susan Schwamm · pages 70–75. Full article and all original pages recovered from the supplied PDF.
Reading edition
Read 65 Years and Counting · Full text and original pages
Naftali Halpern · The Jewish Home · December 8, 2016.
Reading edition
Read Secrets to His Success · Full text and original pages
Susan Schwamm · The Jewish Home · April 12, 2018.
Bookseller catalog
Eichler’s · Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz author catalog
Verified listings for Sforno on Chumash, Sforno on Pirkei Avos, Balanced Parenting, and Life in the Balance.
Supplied issue reference
Five Towns Jewish Times · September 16, 2011 issue
Original issue supplied for further research. Article title, byline, page range, and full contents await a readable PDF.
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Source notes: The Jewish Home issues are linked to the supplied original readers. Both supplied PDFs have now been transcribed, with original page reproductions linked from the media archive. The Jewish Star item remains a supplied reference whose contents were not independently retrieved. Some historical sites restrict automated access or redirect older links. Recollections are attributed to their writers. This directory is extensive, not a claim that every surviving source has been found.
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FIVE TOWNS JEWISH TIMES · MARCH 16, 2018
Rabbi Ralph Pelcovitz: An Appreciation
Rabbi Yair Hoffman remembers his scholarship, warmth, and decades of leadership at the White Shul.
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